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Cycle to work

Cycling to Work Blog

MBTI, New Normal, People Development
‘How Does an ESFP Get the Best From Their Day?’ What the heck has four letters got to do with getting the best out of your day? Are you a little bit cynical about the whole MBTI thing? Do you come out in a rash or cold sweat at the thought of having ...
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Action Centred Leadership in the New Normal

New Normal, People Development
‘Oh yes, I’ve seen that on so many leadership courses……” Go on any management or leadership programme and at some point, John Adair’s Action Centred Leadership Model will pop up on the Powerpoint slide, (that wouldn’t be a ted course then). A little bit of a history lesson here; Did you know that ...

Rebuilding Team Dynamics

New Normal, People Development
One of the most glorious things about working in a team is that everyone is different. One of the most challenging things about working in a team is that everyone is different. Both of these statements are true. Tricky, isn’t it? And then we add a global pandemic into the mix. Some of your staff ...
Hybrid teams in the new normal

Leading your Hybrid Team

People Development
Remember the good old days when you could get the headlines on a new project’s progress in the morning team meeting? Get to grips with how a new team member is settling in over coffee? Share new ideas in creative brainstorming meetings? Celebrate successes with an early Friday finish rounded ...
Embrace working from home

Embrace Remote Working

New Normal, People Development
In 2015 ONS statistics showed that 4.2 million people across a variety of sectors were working from home. In April 2020 the ONS released figures showing 49.2% of adults in employment were working from home as a result of social distancing measures. In Buffers 2019 State of Remote Work Report 99% ...
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Let’s Go Fly A Kite

People Development
Let’s Go Fly A Kite” George Banks, 1964 Play is a waste of time and energy. Play is for kids. We are grown-ups and we have a job to get on with! So there. During my time as Learning and Development Manager with TransPennine Express, one of my responsibilities was to organise ...
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Working from Home

Mental Health, People Development
For many of us still working, the kitchen tables is our new office, the sofa our new break-out area. It’s a strange time and we’re learning to navigate the joys of sharing overloaded wi-fi with socially-starved teenagers, furloughed partners participating in endless Zoom quizzes and sugar-laden tweens begrudgingly star-jumping with ...